Tonya Gartshore, Dipl.S.T., RMT

1/12/2021

Post COVID-19: What to Expect from Your Massage Therapy Treatment

10/26/2020

Get the most out of your insurance benefits!

Plan and spread out your appointments throughout the year.
Booking ten massages in December is not the best use of your benefits.
Talk to your therapist to figure out the best massage therapy schedule for you & stay on top of your condition all year long.

7/10/2020

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Massage Therapy...

7/5/2020

No more HST?

Did you know the Massage Therapy profession is seeking tax exempt status?
For more information go to the Canadian Massage Therapist Alliance (CMTA) website: www.RMTACT.ca

6/5/2020

What is my rotator cuff?

The rotator cuff is not one muscle but a protective cuff over the shoulder joint made up of four muscles:
Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Teres minor
Subscapularis
Massage therapy can be of benefit for any injuries or soreness in this commonly injured muscle group.

5/1/2020

Sciatica and the Sciatic Nerve

Sciatica sciatic nerve and massage therapy

Sciatica is an umbrella term for pain associated with the sciatic nerve.

*the sciatic nerve is the largest and longest nerve in the body
*pain can start in the low back and be felt in the glutes/hips, back of the leg, knee and even into the foot
*it is often worse when sitting

*causes can be due to disc herniation, spinal stenosis, SI joint issues and piriformis syndrome
*Treatment: massage therapy, exercise, yoga, physiotherapy, acupuncture, chiropractic, stretches during pregnancy induced sciatica

4/1/2020

How well are you aging?

Try this sit to rise test, a powerful predictor of later health. Click HERE

10/1/2019

New Written Consent Requirements for Treating Sensitive Areas

As of October, 2017 massage therapists are required to get written consent to treat the four following areas:

Buttocks (gluteal muscles)
Chest Wall Muscles (pects)
Upper Inner Thigh(s) (adductors)
Breasts

9/1/2019

Facts about bones:

*There are 206 bones in the human body
*Bones produce blood cells and are continuously breaking down and rebuilding
*Bone is formed by putting stress on it - so use your muscles!!
*To build and strengthen bones do weight bearing exercises such as squats
*The most commonly broken bones are: clavicle, arm, wrist, hip, ankle (in that order)
*The smallest bone is the stapes, found in the middle ear

8/1/2019

Meridian Stretches

Shiatsu therapists learn Gi-gong and these meridian stretches which are designed to help increase the circulation of qi & blood in the body, open up the meridian channels and stretch the connective tissue within the muscles being stretched.
Watch here...

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